TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
U.S.P.S. 240-420
Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
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$30 student subscriptions.
David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ Editor
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Veteran information
event May 9
Morrow County Vet-
erans Services will host
an informational event for
veterans Tuesday, May 9,
at 10 a.m. at the Irrigon li-
brary. The event will cover
federal benefits and local
community resources for
rural veterans and their
families, and Helena Wolfe,
Health Promotion Coordi-
nator for the Area Agency
on Aging at CAPECO,
will present an overview of
services available through
CAPECO, with a focus on
programs for older adults.
A questions and answer
session will follow.
Spouses, families and
loved ones of veterans
are encouraged to attend.
Please RSVP to 541-922-
6420.
Second infantry seeks
members for reunion
FOX LAKE, IL—The Second (Indianhead) Division
Association is searching for anyone who served in the
Army’s Second Infantry Division at any time. This year
the association will commemorate the 100 th anniversary
of the division, which was formed in France during World
War I.
For information about the association and the annual
reunion in Arlington, VA from September 13-17, contact
secretary-treasurer Bob Haynes at 2idahq@comcast.net,
call 224-225-1202, or visit www.2ida.org.
Chamber lunch
meeting
The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of
Commerce will be Thursday, April 20, at noon in Hep-
pner City Hall conference room. Jolene Horning with
Columbia Development Authority will give an update,
and Kim Cutsforth will talk about her new role with the
Howard and Beth Bryant Foundation.
Cost of lunch is $10; Murray’s (Breaking Grounds
Coffee) will cater. Chamber lunch attendees are asked to
RSVP at 541-676-5536 no later than the Monday before
to guarantee a lunch.
NOW
HIRING
DRIVERS
Births
Madison Louise
Rice—David and Da-
kota Rice of Heppner
announce the birth of
a daughter, Madison
Louise Rice.
Madison was born
April 8, 2017 at Kadlec
Regional Medical Cen-
ter, Richland, WA. She
weighed 8 pounds, 4
ounces and was 19-1/4 Madison Louise Rice
inches long.
She joins brothers Tyler, 7, and Logan, 3, at home.
Engagements
Sykes, Parm
announce engagement
BMCC releases
winter honor roll
PENDLETON—Blue
Mountain Community Col-
lege winter term 2016-17
honor roll recognition went
to the following full-time
students:
President’s List (4.0
GP)—Jessica Kempken,
Sonia Medina, Morgan
Orem, Johnathan Roberts.
Dean’s List (3.40 to
3.84 GPA)—Emily Cain,
Kathy Cardenas, Diana
Chopin, Taylor Evans, Cin-
dy Fuentes, Lizbeth Gay-
tan, Darin Hauner, Makenzi
Hughes, Anthony Lande-
ros, Cheyanne Matlack,
Rita McElligott, Guadalupe
Naranjo, Jenna O’Brien,
Victoria Palmquist, Beth
Reeves, Morgan Smith.
Honor Roll (3.0 to
3.39 GPA)—Alma Angulo-
Nunez, Samson Beckman, Chris Sykes and Rachel Parm
Joan Cardenas, Dawn Eddy,
Chris Sykes and Rachel Parm are pleased to announce
Heidi Garcia, Lizeth Gay- their engagement.
tan, Sydney Maben.
Rachel is a graduate of Condon High School and
works as authorization coordinator for Adaugeo Health-
care.
Chris is a Heppner High School graduate and works
for Sykes Brothers Printing and Sykes Real Estate.
They are planning a September wedding in Pendle-
ton,
OR.
Ione students receiving
LA GRANDE, OR—
Five local students were the honor are Shannon Boor
among the 509 students and Jaqueline Juarez.
Qualifying students
named to the dean’s list
for the 2017 winter term achieve and maintain a
at Eastern Oregon Uni- grade point average of 3.5
versity, the university has or higher on a 4.0 scale
while completing a mini-
announced.
Heppner students re- mum of 12 hours of graded
ceiving the honor are Pat- coursework for the duration
rick Collins, Makenzie Cor- of the term.
rea and Christopher Kindle.
Salem—At its Feb. of us if they have Russian
9-10 board meeting in Sa- knapweed on their property
lem, the Oregon State Weed and would like some assis-
Board (OSWB) awarded tance with control.”
$4,435 to the Morrow Soil
The district plans to
and Water Conservation make releases late May
CORVALLIS, OR— soil science.
District for the Morrow through September 2017.
For Boardman, with a County Russian Knapweed
Several local students have
OSWB grants are fund-
been named to the OSU 3.5 or better GPA, are Sonia Biocontrol Project, Phase ed through partnership with
winter term scholastic A. Barrera, senior in human II.
OWEB from Oregon Lot-
honor roll, Oregon State development and family
The award was one of tery funds.
University has announced. science, and Erick Rodri- 50 grants totaling $1.24
Since 1999, the Oregon
From Heppner, with a guez, senior in biohealth million provided to local Lottery has provided over
3.5 or better GPA, are Mag- sciences.
organizations statewide to $500 million to OWEB’s
From Irrigon, with a 3.5 fund projects that restore, grant program that helps
gie Collins and Garrett K.
Robinson, both seniors in or better, is Adriana San- protect fish and wildlife restore, maintain and en-
chez, senior in accountancy. habitat, watershed function, hance Oregon’s watersheds.
agricultural sciences.
A total of 1,241 stu- water quality and overall Combined, the Lottery has
From Ione, with a
straight-A average, Oskar dents earned straight-A watershed health from inva- earned over $9 billion for
M. Peterson, a junior in pre- averages (4.0). Another sive noxious weed impacts. watershed enhancements,
mechanical engineering. 4,481 earned a B-plus (3.5)
“The Morrow County public education, state
Also from Ione, with a 3.5 or better to make the listing. Russian Knapweed Biocon- parks and economic devel-
or better GPA, are August To be on the honor roll, trol Project will once again opment.
H. Peterson, junior in agri- students must carry at least look to distribute biocontrol
For additional infor-
cultural sciences, and Emily 12 graded hours of course agents for Russian knap- mation about this project,
A. Rea, senior in crop and work.
weed throughout Morrow contact Kevin Payne at
County and the surrounding 541-676-5452 x111.
counties as well at no cost
For additional informa-
to the landowners,” says tion about OSWB Noxious
Morrow SWCD’s Kevin Weed Grant Program, con-
Payne.
tact Tristen Berg at tberg@
“We are encouraging oda.state.or.us.
Nazarene, Christian and Seventh-day Adventist
landowners to get ahold
church volunteers will serve lunch on Wednesday, April
26, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch will include
parmesan-crusted fish, rice pilaf, zucchini and summer
squash, bread sticks, and snickerdoodle muffins.
Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is -Continued from PAGE ONE cussions,” stated professor
$3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
applied economics and Bruce Failing in nominat-
management with a con- ing Hintz for the honor.
centration in marketing
“Zech has creative tal-
and is currently working at ents that manifest in his
Smithfield Foods in a man- photography or attention
agement training program. to presentation slides and
“He is an outstanding he also knows how to run
and insightful teaching as- a spreadsheet and analyze
sistant in the classroom, an a business case. He has a
empathetic listener in every heart for the world and the
setting and a fascinating brains to make a differ-
advocate in political dis- ence.”
EOU announces
winter dean’s list
Morrow SWCD
receives grant for
Russian knapweed
biocontrol project
Local students make
OSU honor roll
Community lunch
menu
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